"Tell him to stop, then," Seimei answered distractedly from further down the corridor, trying not to move his eyes from where he had seen the glimmer. "Its just a ghost, Kaoru, it can't hurt you," he added, attempting to be reassuring while being too busy thinking of something else to make a real effort.

The skull clattered softly again, scraping along the stone floor, other bones scritching and scratching along, clattering together like brittle bits of kindling inside of while a small animal might have been rummaging. There were no tendons, no muscles or flesh - it couldn't do anything or go anywhere on its own, but Kaoru's presence made the spirit curious.

"Actually, would you mind bringing him over here?" Seimei asked suddenly. "He might know what I'm looking for and directions would be useful. I am certain he can appreciate my desire to preserve what is left of Izumo."